Gustave selowsky



(No Modem' G. SELOWSKY- NBG-KSGARF.

No' 379182' Patented Mar. 6, 1383.

ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

GUSTAVE SELOWSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKSCARF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,182, dated March 6, 1888.

Application filed December 12, 1887. Serial N0. 257,699. (No model.) I

.To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, GUsTAvE SELowsxY, of I New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Scarf-Bands, of which the following is a specification.

Heretofore the scarf-band has been provided with a tip of metal inolosed in its outer end to facilitate its passage through the scarf, so as to be engaged by the retaining-pin. These tips inclosed in the ends of the bands are objectionable, for the reason that they render the ends of the bands cumbersome, so much so that at times it is exceedingly difficult to pass them through the scarf. Then, again,these tips almost invariably after a little use cut through the ends of the bands, thus permitting the material inclosing them to be pushed back upon the tips, thereby obstructing the passage ofthe band through the scarf.

To overcome these-objections and to pro-` vide a tip or leader by the use of which a great saving of material required to make the band will be effected, thereby lessening the cost of manufaeture,is the object of my invention.

The invention consists of a neck tie or scarf having a band provided with a leader or tip secured to the outer extremity thereof, the said leader or tip being of an external length approximately equal to the neckband-passage.

The invention also consists in the peculiar construction of the tip or leader, all as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a view of the back of a scarf having my improvement applied to the end of its band, and showing the tip or leader partly inserted in the scarf. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tip or leader; and Figs. 3, 4f, and 5 are modifications of the same.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A represents an ordinary scarf, and a its band. The band a is made as usual, except that it is as much shorter as the length of thetip or leader B, secured to the outer extremity thereof. The tip or leader is of an external length approximately equal to the i length of the neckband-passage and virtually forms an extension of the band. The tip or leader B is preferably formed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of a E single piece of wire bent upon itself and twisted, and having its ends bent outward at b, l then bent inward at b', forming a loop or eye, b2, for attaching it to the scarf-band. The inwardly-bent ends b may be secured together or not, as may be found convenient or necessary.

Instead of twisting the wire of which the tip or leader is formed after it has been bent upon itself, it may be left untwisted, as shown in Fig. 3, or it might be formed of a piece of wire having a loop or eye at one end and its other end bent over upon itself, as shown in Fig. 4.

Instead of forming it of wire, it might be other material, and provided with a slot, b3, forming an eye, for attaching it to the band, as shown in Fig. 5. l

By attaching the tip or leader directly to the end of the scarf-band, with it proj ectingtherefrom and uncovered, it will be readily seen that the band can be much more easily and readily passed through the scarf than where the tip is inclosed in the end of the band. Then, again, not being inclosed, there is no material through which it can cut, and hence no liability of the material obstructing the passage of the band through the scarf. Aside from these advantages, by attaching the tip or leader directly to the end of the scarf-band, so that it will form an extension of the same, I am enabled to save the amount of material employed for covering the said tip o'r leader. The tip or leader being between three and four inches in length, it will be seen that I sa've this amountof silk and annel and silk lining, which is about one-sixth ofthe band,and which saving in the cost of manufacture.

The external tip or leader can be made of any suitable shape and of any material different from that of which the band is made.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. A neck tie or scarf having a neckband provided with a leader or tip secured to the outer extremity thereof, the Said leader or tip b eing of an external length approximately equal to the length of the neckband-passage, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

formed of a plate of metal, wood, rubber, orY

will be seen to be quite an item and a great IOO 2 smile?l 2. The combination, with a scarf-band, of@ The above specification ol' my invention tip or leader formed of a single piece of wire signed by ine in the presence of two Snbseribro bent upon itself and twisted and provided ing witnesses. with a loo i or e e, the said tip or leader being l 5 secured tolthe onier extremity of the Said band GUS DAVE SELOXVSKY and of an external length zrpproxinmtelyequal litnessesz to the length of the neekbaudpassnge, sub- GHAS. R. XVRIGHT, stantially as herein shown and described. CHAS. A. IE'r'rl'r. 

